Emma McClarkin, East Midlands’ Conservative MEP, is greatly concerned by the extent to which Britain’s dairy industry has been hit by the global crisis of milk prices that have now been falling for nearly a decade. British dairy farmers’ profits have consequently sharply declined in the period, also a result of the soaring costs of …Continue Reading

East Midlands’ Conservative MEP Emma McClarkin is celebrating British Cheese Week. The East Midlands is well known for its variety of high quality cheeses with products such as Stilton, Buxton Blue, Lincolnshire Poacher and Red Leicester firm national favourites. Emma McClarkin encourages all to take advantage of the region’s cheese products. Earlier this year she …Continue Reading

East Midlands MEP, Emma McClarkin, is shocked at the announcement of budget airline EasyJet’s decision to pull out of East Midlands Airport. EasyJet has claimed the operation of three aircrafts carrying around 700,000 passengers a year has “remained stagnant for many years”. The announcement also included information that flights to and from East Midlands Airport …Continue Reading

The East Midlands new local Conservative MEP, Emma McClarkin, is warning that taxpayers face an increase of 60 percent in their EU budget contributions – to around £260 per household – thanks to Labour’s bumbling negotiating stance in 2005 over the EU budget. When Labour Ministers – including Gordon Brown – negotiated the EU’s budget …Continue Reading